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Rincon Firefighters get a training boost

DeAnn Komanecky/Effingham Now Rincon Fire Chief Corey Rahn is joined by Mayor Ken Lee, Councilmen Scott Morgan and Paul Wendelken in cutting the ribbon on the city's new fire training structure. The city held the ribbon cutting and demonstration of the facility on Sunday. The new training facility is next to the city's fire station on West 17th Street. It was purchased with SPLOST funds at a cost of about $240,000. The structure has burn rooms and can be configured for a number of different rescue scenarios.

Rincon firefighters demonstrate training at the city’s new fire training structure during an open house held on Sunday.

DeAnn Komanecky/Effingham NowA Rincon firefighter stands by as the city’s new fire training structure is filled with theater smoke for a training demonstration on Sunday. The new training facility is next to the city’s fire station on West 17th Street. It was purchased with SPLOST funds at a cost of about $240,000.

DeAnn Komanecky/Effingham Now Rincon Firefighters work on breaking through a roof at the city's new fire training structure. The city held an open house and demonstration of the facility on Sunday.

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Rincon’s new fire training is next to the city’s fire station on West 17th Street. The structure has burn rooms and can be configured for a number of different rescue scenarios.

The city of Rincon held an open house and ribbon cutting on Sunday to show off their newest training tool for firefighters.

The fire training structure is located next to the city’s fire station on West 17th Street. It allows for training of firefighters for a variety of circumstances and rescue needs they may encounter.

Made from steel shipping containers, the mobile structure cost about $240,000 and was paid for with the 1 cent special purpose local option sales tax.

Rincon Fire Chief Corey Rahn said the training structure can provide training for most any type of emergency or rescue.

The structure has two live burn rooms, a flat roof simulator, a wall break simulator, a rappel tower, and maze rooms with moveable walls. The rooms can be changed for different training exercises, Rahn said. The structure also has a rescue tube for hoisting people from a confined space.

Rincon City Councilman Paul Wendelken told the crowd gathered at the open house on Sunday that the city continues to make efforts to improve fire safety.

“All this has been done for the betterment of the city and the community,” Wendelken said.